Trump says US wasn’t involved in apparent launch pad explosion in Iran
President Donald Trump speaks to the media before departing the White House en route West Virginia in Washington, July 24, 2019. Mary F. Calvert | Reuters VIENNA — President Donald Trump on Friday...
View ArticleGaffes pile up for Biden’s 2020 campaign as Trump team takes aim
Trump campaign targets Joe Biden over gaffes Biden supporters dismiss Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden’s gaffes, but the Trump campaign says they are a serious flaw; senior political...
View ArticleRuth Bader Ginsburg says she’s on her way to feeling ‘very well’
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg takes the stage for a discussion during the Library of Congress National Book Festival at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday, August 31,...
View ArticleBernie Sanders to ‘corporate elite’ benefiting from Trump tax breaks: ‘Spend...
2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Sunday lobbed a warning to the “corrupt, greedy corporate elite” who received tax breaks under President Trump, saying they’d better “spend that money...
View ArticleKhalid Sheikh Mohammad 9/11 terror trial set for 2021
In a file photo Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind, is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan Saturday March 1, 2003, in this photo obtained by the Associated...
View ArticleBritish Parliament, US Congress both set to return from ‘recess’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson prorogued Parliament. This is the term of art the British use when Parliament is suspended for a period. The prorogue was a defensive move by Johnson to keep...
View ArticleJoe Biden’s campaign staff blocks lobbyist access at fundraisers
Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden walks through the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, August 8, 2019. Brian Snyder | Reuters Officials in Joe...
View ArticleDC consultant denies Ilhan Omar affair claim, accuses estranged wife of...
A D.C. political consultant accused of having an affair with Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., insisted in recently filed court documents that the story was concocted by his estranged wife as an act of...
View ArticleElizabeth Warren accuses Trump of ‘enriching’ himself by suggesting Pence...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren accused President Trump of “enriching” himself and his family after he supposedly “suggested” that Vice President Pence stay at the Trump International Golf Club in Doonbeg on...
View ArticleDemocrats investigating Mike Pence’s stay at Trump golf club in Ireland
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he meets Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi (not pictured) for bilateral talks during the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, August 26, 2019. Carlos Barria |...
View ArticleKamala Harris insists she’s still a ‘top tier’ 2020 contender; claims Trump...
U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris insists she’s still a top-tier contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. “Of course I’m part of that top tier and we all know that,” the California Democrat...
View ArticleGary Cohn gave Mick Mulvaney golf course passes worth $2,500
Gary Cohn, then-chief economic advisor to the president (right) chats with Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building...
View ArticleTulsi Gabbard says Trump impeachment would ‘tear our country apart’
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, said in a new interview airing Sunday that she opposes an impeachment inquiry into President Trump because it would “tear our country apart.” Gabbard, a 2020 Democratic...
View ArticleTariffs are no longer China’s biggest problem in the trade war
Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and US President Donald Trump attend their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 29, 2019. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images What...
View ArticleMarianne Williamson leads meditation session on campaign trail: ‘This country...
MANCHESTER, N.H. – It’s something you normally don’t see on the presidential campaign trail. Democratic White House contender and best-selling spiritual author Marianne Williamson led a meditation on...
View ArticleBorder arrests show sharp decline in August amid Trump’s crackdown
A U.S. Border Patrol agent searches an undocumented migrant who illegally crossed the Rio Grande in Los Ebanos, Texas, April 6, 2019. Loren Elliott | Reuters U.S. Customs and Border Protection...
View ArticleFevered speculation over John Bolton’s replacement as national security adviser
A bumper crop of potential candidates for national security adviser is emerging following John Bolton’s abrupt exit from the White House on Tuesday. Amid a number of disagreements with Bolton —...
View ArticleTrump approval rating on the economy falls during recession fears
President Donald Trump Joshua Roberts | Reuters Voters may have started to sour on what they consider the best part of President Donald Trump’s White House tenure. For much of Trump’s presidency,...
View ArticleTrump touts border wall progress, optimistic after recent court victories
President Trump on Wednesday expressed optimism in his effort to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and said recent court victories will help pave a way around “obstructionist Democrats.”...
View ArticleUniversal basic income may get stage time at the Democrats’ debate
On Thursday night’s Democratic debate stage, at least one candidate might mention the idea of supplying you with free cash simply for being a U.S. citizen. So what gives? The concept of universal...
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